A
childhood dream came true for Răzvan Vasile! The fairytale castle is
today a real one, which, he hopes his son will enjoy with family and
friends. It was not easy to raise it up, but the determination that he
had, helped him to carry out a project that would have seemed impossible
to many.

"I wanted it tobe a house from fairytales,because we havea little boyof seven years oldand I traveledthe countryin varioushostels.I wanted thisto be something else, "said RazvanVasile.

The castleis located40 km fromSibiu, in the Fairies’ Valleyand it will become a pension. It hasten roomsandafootprintof 320 square meters. It was built bycraftsmenandworkersofMaramures.

The foundation ismade of concreteand stones, the structure is woodand the wallsare builtofcob(log ofolidandthen covered withcob), a mixture ofearth, water,straw, clay and sand.The exterior wallsare 60cm thickand the interior walls have a thickness of 45 cm.

"The exterior plastering is of limeand sandand the towers are of river stone, builtwith lime andsand," explained RazvanVasile, forcasenaturale.org. Everything ismadewith natural materials, and the windows and doors aredifferent, each roomhavingits own separate entrance.

It certainly does look like a house transported right from the pages of a fairy tale, Daliana, but for my dwelling, I would prefer a tower such as the one where Rapunzel was being held .... hmmmm, maybe the actual tower with Rapunzel in it.

This is a neat series of photographs, and it is nice when someone's dream comes true.